School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania
Mauritania: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 8.58 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 8.58 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania peaked at 8.58 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.93 years, in 1995.
Mauritania ranks 129th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.93 years | — |
| 1998 | 5.64 years | +14.2% |
| 1999 | 5.78 years | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.82 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 5.72 years | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 5.86 years | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 6.24 years | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 6.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 6.41 years | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 6.48 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.39 years | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 6.85 years | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 7.06 years | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 7.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.29 years | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.46 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 7.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.63 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1 years | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 7.04 years | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 7.34 years | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.49 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.52 years | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.14 years | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 8.58 years | +5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.45 years | 4.93 years | 5.78 years | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.18 years | 5.72 years | 6.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.29 years | 7.04 years | 7.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.08 years | 7.52 years | 8.58 years | 3 |
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More education data for Mauritania
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 127,675 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5275 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 24,444 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.39 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,141 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14,419 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9,204 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 15,240 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.81 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Mauritania was 8.58 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 8.58 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 years in 1995.
- How does Mauritania rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Mauritania ranks 129th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mauritania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release